Wednesday, April 14, 2010

 

THE DAY OF THE PELICAN by Katherine Paterson, read by Tavia Gilbert

During the Kosovo War, 11-year-old Meli and her Albanian Muslim family are forced to flee their home and immigrate to America. Gilbert's performance makes their struggles with language and culture poignant without resorting to melodrama.





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Friday, January 15, 2010

 

RED GLASS by Laura Resau, read by Emma Bering

Sixteen-year-old Sophie's family adopts a young Mexican boy who was orphaned in a border crossing gone bad. Narrator Bering faces a performance challenge but admirably delivers the voices and emotions of Sophie's multi-national family.




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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

 

Earshot! has moved!

On February 1st, we merged Earshot! and Audiopolis.
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Friday, January 30, 2009

 

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

As of February 1, 2009, we're merging Earshot! and Audiopolis. This new version will be delivered daily as Audiopolis.

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THE SHAWL and ROSA by Cynthia Ozick, read by Yelena Shmulenson



THE SHAWL (an NEA Big Read selection) and ROSA follow Rosa's life from the Nazi concentration camps to her old age in America. Shmulenson gives a powerful performance of this haunting work.

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